He had hoped that the girls would be able to use the money to marry to avoid living on prostitution(卖淫), the common destiny(命运) of such girls at that time. From this gesture came the tradition of empty oversize(特大的) stockings hanging on fireplaces at Christmas time for Santa to...
save them from being sold by their father, St. Nick left each of the three sisters gifts of gold coins. One went down the chimney and landed in a pair of shoes that had been left on the hearth. Another went into a window and into a pair of stockings left hanging by the fire to ...
While most Americans today probably can’t imagine the Christmas season without Santa Claus, Christmas trees, hanging stockings and giving gifts, most of those traditions didn’t get started until the 19th century. In the pre-Revolutionary War era, people living in the original 13 colonies disagre...
Nicholas went to the man’s home at night and threw a bag of gold through the man's window. The bag of gold landed in one of the daughters' stockings that had been hung up to dry. Today, all the above traditions are still kept as ways of celebrating Christmas...
This is the origin of hanging out Christmas stockings. It’s also the origin of the three balls of gold, which is the traditional symbol of pawnbrokers. As the patron saint of children, it became the tradition for people to commemorate St Nicholas on the anniversary of his passing: the 6t...
The voyage of Philip’s sisters Theresa and Martha: Bound for South Australia 1837 Three little maids from school 18 Tuesday Feb 2025 Posted by Anne Young in education, Henderson, Victoria ≈ 1 Comment The 50th anniversary of the film “Picnic at Hanging Rock” is in a few days – di...
may have been considered in B-flat at the time (Gregory 30). The instrument, as with all early trombones, has a relatively narrow bore; no spit valve; flat, removable stays; very little terminal flare; and no stockings (Baines, Brass 111). It is held in Germanisches Nationalmuseum (...
A sphynx for his wisdom, their leader was crown'd For his skill, and his prowess and knowledge renown'd; A broad brimmed castor, a jacket of blue, Grey stockings, white trousers, his nautical hue; Very loud in his voice, a look salamander, But good natured with all is this noble ...
A perfect Christmas gift for those who love Poland or of Polish Ancestry! Imagine traveling back to the centuries when our Galician ancestors lived. “Our Galician Ancestors,” published in January 2024, provides fascinating information about the people who once lived in Poland and Ukraine. The bo...
1978-79, Abra sent out a Christmas card with a photograph of her and her three children posing stark naked. Ashley was mercilessly teased at school and Abra was raked over the coals in the Chicago gossip columns. Abra did not regret sending out the controversial snap, saying that the ...